11 years of Dozer! | RecipeTin Eats

It’s Dozer’s eleventh birthday immediately! Make a journey down reminiscence lane as we glance again over the past 11 years of Lifetime of Dozer. From low cost canine to cowl boy, his life has been as full as ….. properly, his tummy. 😂

11 years with Dozer! How time has flown!

In recent times, I’ve shared canine pleasant desserts and cupcakes for Dozer’s birthday. This 12 months, I assumed it may be enjoyable to do one thing a bit completely different and share a look-back over the past 11 years of Dozer’s life! Are you prepared?? Right here we go!

Discovering Dozer – Cut price of my life

What, I by no means advised you I received him for half worth??? WHAT A BARGAIN! 🙌🏻

Sure, the day I received Dozer was probably the greatest days of my life. And it ought to solely be as a result of that was the day I discovered Dozer, but it surely’s not. It’s additionally as a result of I received him for 50% off. 😂 I’m nearly ashamed at how delirious I used to be. I couldn’t imagine my luck!

In case you’re questioning – he was discounted as a result of he was the final pet left and the breeder wished to maneuver him on. He’ll at all times be the discount of my life!

The joys didn’t final for lengthy although when he proceeded to throw up within the automotive for all the 90 minute drive house….

Settling in

Ahh, recollections of Dozer’s first 12 months! It’s exhausting to imagine that this fur ball who has now clearly established himself because the king of the home was as soon as so shy he’d sleep together with his head buried in cushions…..

Suffice to say his shyness quickly vanished as he made himself at house. Kleenex pet!

And one among my favorite photographs of pet Dozer – the primary day I took him right down to the seashore.

Rising up

My first reminiscence of Dozer earlier than he even turned 1? Outgrowing my zippy little convertible, a hangover from my company days.

I had such desires of zipping round city with the roof down, my hair billowing gracefully within the wind and Dozer perched up within the seat beside me. What a imaginative and prescient!

Properly, that by no means eventuated. He grew so large earlier than he turned 1, he couldn’t match within the automotive seat. Additionally, he additionally hated the wind in his eyes. So once I put the highest down he’d curl up tightly within the seat, head buried in his paws, wanting fully depressing.

In order that dream was shot down fairly quick. 🤣

So, I downgraded and upsized my automotive. Sufficient room for a rising Dozer and his mates!

Not a cute cuddler

As he grew into his big paws and have become a man-dog, it turned obvious that he was not going to be a kind of cuddly, chilled out Goldies. Nope. He was excessive power, dwelling life to the max!

You wouldn’t catch me leaping off jetties into murky waters, however he by no means hesitates. These darn fish! He simply can’t resist them!

Ah sure, and tug of struggle. His favorite sport!

Yep, he’s positively at his happiest when he’s out and about! (Or consuming).

Accidents

However with excessive power comes accidents. In Dozer’s case, commonly reducing his paw pads on oyster shells littered on the shore that he’d dash throughout madly, really believing that he had an actual probability of catching that seagull.

However the one factor he’d take house was shredded paws.

Protecting his cuts clear of dust was considerably of a problem – YOU attempt to clarify to Dozer to not run round a muddy yard when he has bandaids on! I resorted to varied strategies – socks. And cling wrap, so it appears.🤣

Through the years he’s had greater than his share of accidents which comes with a extremely lively canine. Joint points, pulled muscular tissues, strained again, knee alternative. That one was not enjoyable – an enormous surgical procedure and three month of conserving him quiet. Fairly a problem for Dozer!

The opposite problem was the top cone which is used to cease canines from licking wounds. Dozer, being the massive buff-head that he’s, simply couldn’t cope with a large flappy plastic cone round his head. So I ended up resorting to a blow-up ring which he discovered rather more snug with the added bonus of amusement for me.

Thoughts you, he had the final snort. He completely embraced it:

I’m grateful he’s managed to come back again from all of those accidents and he’s in advantageous, match type at 11! I imply, does this appear to be a senior citizen to you??

Ridiculous outfits

All people is aware of that Dozer’s had me wrapped round his paw for the reason that day I received him. However with love comes laughter – and he’s offered loads of that over time with the assorted outfits he’s been squeezed into!

Which one is your favorite??

Me? It’s exhausting to go previous the Dozer tux shot. I imply – come on!!! Have a look at him. ADORABLE.

On the job

And a look-back on Dozer’s previous 11 years wouldn’t be full with out snippets of his life on the job! Squeezing himself underneath tables laden with meals I’m photographing……notably alarming given his measurement. If he lifted his head, these meatballs would go flying!!

And once I say “squeezing himself underneath tables”, I imply it. Have a look at him, squished underneath this tiny desk. Does he not perceive his measurement???

And as my confidence in images grew and I moved into movies, I invested in additional tools. Extra precious tools for Dozer to squeeze himself underneath and round.

It shocks me that we’ve had no tools casualties as a consequence of Dozer. SHOCKS me.

Cowl boy!

A DOG on the duvet of a cookbook??? I’m not positive my writer, Ingrid, ever envisioned her profession would contain working with an writer who insisted on her canine being on the duvet. 😂

As loopy as it might sound, the considered making a cookbook with out Dozer (closely) featured was by no means even a consideration. Not simply because I’m a loopy canine woman (word singular, not plural), but additionally as a result of he’s a part of the identification of this web site and has been by my facet for the reason that day I created RecipeTin Eats. The “Lifetime of Dozer” part has appeared in each publish I’ve revealed since 2016, pursuant to demand by readers for normal Dozer updates. And he was the one fixed all through the seemingly infinite months of late nights engaged on the cookbook.

And thus, it’s becoming that he be by my facet on the duvet, and plastered on large gentle partitions in buying centres throughout Australia!!

I particularly love that nobody is aware of how one can pronounce my identify. So once I went into outlets, I used to be being stopped by individuals who exclaimed “Oh! You’re Dozer’s mum!” 😂 I’ll take that!!

Oh, additionally, let’s not neglect that point he turned a POSTER boy too – the proudest second of his life!! (And let’s all faux that the poster shouldn’t be on a spider-web coated smelly doggie poo bin).

He did have one or two moments within the media although, with out poo bins prominently featured……😂

Ah Dozer! Who would’ve thought a reduction canine would have such experiences!!!

Completely satisfied eleventh birthday Dozer!

You have been a severely lovely pet, however I like you extra immediately than I ever have.

You’ll at all times be the discount of my lifetime. I do know that my enterprise – this web site, my cookbook – wouldn’t be what it’s if it weren’t for you being such an integral a part of it.

Plus, you simply make life enjoyable and blissful!

I used to be going to say that I’ll do one thing particular to your birthday day. However truthfully, it’s like day-after-day is your birthday. It’s not attainable for me to hug you extra, to offer you extra treats, extra bites of my very own meals, provide you with tastier meals or take you out to play extra.

And I wouldn’t have it every other approach.

Completely satisfied birthday Dozer! ~ Nagi x

OK Dozer. Go for it!!!

In case you’re questioning what we’re celebrating Dozer’s eleventh birthday with – it’s Pupcakes, with a peanut butter flavour that canines are made for! Swirled up with fluffy doggy-friendly “frosting”.